Hot Topics
- “What You Don’t Know About Your Water…” By Attorney Ben Kiniry, (Pg. 10, The Bow Times)
- Test It - A short video on how to test your well
- Healthy Water - A short video on the health concerns for common contaminants in New Hampshire’s groundwater
- Recommended Water Quality Testing for Private Wells
- Well Testing Community Action Toolkit
- NHDES Be Well Informed Private Well App - An interactive web application for private well owners to interpret water quality test results and identify appropriate water treatment options
- Arsenic in Private Wells in New Hampshire, Year 1 Report – Exposure, Health Effects, and Proposed Interventions
- Arsenic in Private Wells in New Hampshire, Year 2 Report – Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of Interventions
- Labs Conducting All NHDES Recommended Tests for Private Wells
- Labs Conducting All NHDES Recommended Tests for Private Wells
Publications
Education/Outreach
- Recommended Water Quality Testing for Private Wells
- Drinking Water Safety Requirements and Recommendations for Child Care Programs (Fact Sheet WD-DWGB-21-7)
- Análisis de Agua para su Pozo Privado (en español)
- Comprehensive Well Checkups
Technical Assistance
Related Programs
- Accredited Laboratories
- DPHS Public Health Laboratories
- Drinking Water and Groundwater Bureau
- Drinking Water Source Protection Program
- NH Water Well Board
Resources/Links
- In Small Doses: Arsenic (movie), Dartmouth Toxic Metals Research Program
- US EPA’s Ground Water Web site
Contact Us
If you want to have your well water tested please see Labs Conducting All NHDES Recommended Tests for Private Wells
- If you have a question please contact:
NHDES Drinking Water & Groundwater Bureau
29 Hazen Drive; PO Box 95
Concord, NH 03302-0095
(603) 271-2513
(603) 271- 5171 (fax)
dwgbinfo@des.nh.gov
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